The Remco dolls were usually found with black plastic instruments but I have seen them in white, yellow and red.
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An advertisement for the sweatshirts and T shirts launched in the USA c1964.
Manufactured by Press Initial Corporation and has a 1'' brass disk with Beatles faces embossed on front and tie clip on the back.
Early sixties pennants manufactured by Oscar I believe these to be made in Spain they were vinyl and measured 11" long x 6" wide.
Vintage Beatles Fabric (Germany, c. 1966). black and white Beatles fabric produced in Germany by Graziella Wasche GmbH in the mid-1960s. Individual headshots of John, Paul, George and Ringo are arranged in a circular pattern with "The Beatles" written beneath. The polyester fabric was available unfinished only, no pre-made garments were marketed with this pattern.
Beatles Saturday Morning Cartoon Figure Set with Instruments and Stage by McFarlane (US, 2004). These action figures reproduce the images of the Beatles we all watched in the mid-1960s on Saturday morning. Standing figures are approximately 7" tall. All have their instruments and their stands snap together to form a stage.
Unlicensed and done much later than the sixties The Beatles Set of Four Large Combs Still Sealed in Package with Header Card (4) (Hong Kong). A neat set from Hong Kong including four large 12" plastic novelty combs "For Big Heads" One side states: "Giant's Comb" in embossed lettering
The Beatles Star Shaped Decorative Bowl (Arthur Wood, England) measuring approx: 10 ¾" by 12 ¼", decorated with song titles and facsimile signatures. From Arthur Wood Pottery the images are all in black on a white ceramic bowl.
A well made bust of John Lennon as he appeared later in his life. Nice likeness and detail right down to his wire rim glasses. measuring approx: 13 ¾" tall by 7 ½" wide. It is stamped Neal Martz 80. and appears to be made out of plaster.
Five different keychains made by Pride Creations. Four feature each individual Beatle and one has the yellow submarine. Each have a slanted angle on the bottom portion, which all measure 2.7" across.
Done by Newfeld in the UK this rubber head is possibly a prototype measuring 5 ½" by 7" as this is a much larger head than on the doll that was sold.
Twelve packs of playing cards with the cardboard display. By Cartamundi c2008 each pack measures approx: 3/4" x 2 ¾" x 3 ¾".
Released just in time for Christmas 1964. One postcard size photo per Beatle measuring approx: 6 ¾" by 5 ¾". As stated on the box: "4 Personally autographed and framed pictures of Paul, Ringo, George and John in Living Colour." They each came in a plastic frame. Box measures approx: 10 ½" by 7". In 1964 Louis F Dow a US printing company were granted the rights by NEMS to use photos taken by Dezo Hoffmann and these colour tinted versions were then sub licensed then to Monarch in Canada to use on these postcards
Wonderful limited edition set of Beatles Pop Legends character jugs from Peggy Davies Ceramics. They are modelled by Ray Noble and are hand made and hand painted in Staffordshire England. They were produced in an edition of no more than 200 each worldwide. The set measures approx: 6 ½" tall
Six different circular keychains made by Pride Creations. Each feature a different character, including Robin the Butterfly Stomper, Jack the Nipper, the Apple Bonkers, the Blue Meanie, Mini Meanie, and the Boob. Each measure 4" in diameter.
Sixteen page tour book for the 1964 UK tour in which they headlined with co-headliner Mary Wells and eight other acts, the tour started in Bradford on 9th October and finished in Bristol on 10th November.
This very limited edition program was made for the July 10, 1964 premiere of "A Hard Day's Night" at the Odeon Cinema in Liverpool. The 44-page program bios, photos, and info on the film,
It was 1964, Beatles hysteria had taken over the globe, and the group's first feature length film was out. The Royal World Premiere was July 6, 1964, at London Pavilion with The Beatles and Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and the Earl of Snowdon in attendance.
An original Beatles Punch-Out Portraits book published in 1964 by Whitman, USA. The book includes a selection of Beatles relates puzzles and activities. The back cover has a punch-out Beatles mobile. It measures 25.5cm x 35.5cm (10 inches x 14 inches).
An original 1964 Beatles insulated tumbler manufactured by the Newlyne Division of J. Glaser & Co, Melbourne. The tumbler features a colour image of the group behind clear plastic with a white strip 'We Love The Beatles'. It measures 13.5cm (5.25 inches) in height and 7cm (2.75 inches) in diameter.
An original 1960s silver Beatles tie tac. The tac was manufactured by Press Initial Corp for Seltaeb Inc, USA and features four small Beatles faces. It measures 1.5cm (0.5 inches) in diameter and has a butterfly pinch pin back. The tac is mounted on a backing card featuring a colour image of The Beatles which measures 8.75cm x 15.25cm (3.5 inches x 6 inches).
An original 1960s Beatles brass tie tac. The pin was manufactured by Press-Initial Corp. for Seltaeb Inc, USA and features a colour image of the group on a round brass mount. It measures 2.5cm (1 inch) in diameter and has a butterfly pinch pin back. The tac is mounted on a backing card featuring a colour image of The Beatles which measures 8.75cm x 15.25cm (3.5 inches x 6 inches).
An original 1964 Japanese nodding doll of John Lennon. The figure features a caricature image of John Lennon sitting on a half globe printed with the words ‘John 1964 World Fair’. These nodding dolls were made in Japan, presumably for sale at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York.
Manufactured by Mastro the 'Yeah Yeah' four string guitar is red and burgundy and 21'' long and came in two different variations, the one pictured is the more rarer version. Originally came on a backing card with instruction booklet and I'd like to thank Joe Hilton @ BEATLEBAY for all the help in clarifying the difference in the two versions and for the main photo which is copyright BEATLEBAY.
A rarer promo version of the Mastro Four Pop in a red and burgundy colour.
A red and maroon rarer promo version of the Mastro Jnr guitar not many of these were made so the ones you usually see for sale are the pink and burgundy versions.
Manufactured by Mastro the 'Jnr' four string guitar and 14 3/4'' long came in three different colours, pink and burgandy, orange and red with small and large headshot versions and a red and maroon promo version.. Originally came on a backing card with instruction booklet.
A flyer for the Aintree Institute event when the Beatles appeared with The Searchers.
Put on by Sam Leach Entertainments a non stop all nighter at the Liverpool Jazz Society which was soon to be a regular venue for the Beatles, 12 acts appeared on the bill throughout the night.
Halloween Jive Night at Litherland Town Hall another Beekay Promotions event with the Beatles appearing with amongst others Gerry & The Pacemakers.
A complimentary ticket for a Beatles performance at the Jazz Society just two nights after appearing in the all nighter event in their hometown.
The earliest ticket scan I have is for a Beekay Promotions Big Beat Night event featuring the Beatles amongst others at Alexandra Hall.
The Beatles third appearance at this annual awards event.
Two UK shop display boards advertising the Beatle photos with biog on the back that were given away free with purchases of Eskimo peas and fish fingers c1964
Early sixties pennants sold at the Star Club in Germany.
No ticket scan as yet just an ad from the local paper.
'An Evening With The Beatles' charity night for Cerebral Palsy at the Paramount Theatre (Now the Hard Rock Café) in New York.
Appearing with The Beatles were Roy Orbison. The Rolling Stones, The Who and many others but this would be The Beatles last appearance at this annual event.
The Beatles appeared with Sylvie Vartan and Trini Lopez on a mammoth 18 day engagement from 16th January until 4th February.
Organised by Brian Epstein The Beatles appeared with six support acts.
A night of 100 stars concert was a charity evening where as well as the The Beatles Judy Garland and Laurence Olivier also appeared on stage along with other special guests.
The Kinks were again a support act on the bill this night in Bournemouth.
The Beatles appeared with amongst others The Kinks and the High Numbers who were soon to be renamed The Who.
The Beatles appeared with Sounds Incorporated and the Maori Hi Five.
The Beatles appeared on the bill with eight support acts.
Sandwiched in between the Australian dates was a few dates in New Zealand which took in Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin and Christchurch before returning to Brisbane to do their final Australian dates.
The tour took in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney before moving onto New Zealand and then back to Brisbane.
Two shows in Scotland at Edinburgh on 29th April & Glasgow on 30th April with different colour covers the pink version being the rarer.
The Beatles appeared although they were not one of the award winners as the results were for the year 1962 but their recent success in the charts earned them an invite, they would go on appear at this annual event and to win many NME awards in the coming years.
Part of an arrangement that Brian Epstein had with John Smith to promote and organise shows in the South of the UK.
The Beatles were one of the support acts to Helen Shapiro on this tour and it started on the 2nd February in Bradford and finished on the 3rd March in Hanley.
Supporting Chris Montez and Tommy Roe the tour started on 9th March in East Ham London and concluded on 31st March in Leicester.
The Beatles were supported on this night by amongst others Freddie Starr and the Midnighters and The Kestrels.
The second Sunday appearance in July with this time with different back up acts such as The Countrymen, and the Red Price Combo on the bill but still with comedian Jack Douglas compering the show.
The second time in a month that The Beatles has supported Little Richard and again the show was put on by Brian Epstein's NEMS company together with Ray McFall the owner of the Cavern.. It was also the first time that they had appeared as The Beatles at the Empire in their home town.
The Beatles were due to share the bill with John Leyton but he fell ill prior to the concert.
This Little Richard Show organised by Brian Epstein's NEMS company had The Beatles on the bill along with several other acts like Billy J Kramer, The Merseybeats and The Big Three and it was one of the most important gigs to date for the Beatles as Little Richard was a headline act at that time.
On this night of the Royal Variety Performance The Beatles appeared seventh on a 19-act bill in front of Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden. They performed ‘From Me To You’, ‘She Loves You’, ‘Till There Was You’ and ‘Twist And Shout’. Before starting the final song John uttered the now-famous words ‘For our last number I’d like to ask your help. The people in the cheap seats clap your hands and the rest of you, if you’d just rattle your jewellery’.
The Beatles Autumn UK tour kicked off in Cheltenham on 1st November and finished in Southampton on 13th December but in between they squeezed in the Royal Variety Performance on the 4th November and a trip to Ireland to appear in Dublin on the 7th November and Belfast on the 8th November.
Presented by the BBC light programme on this 'Swinging Sound 63' night The Beatles shared the bill with 13 various artists including Del Shannon, Matt Munro, and The Springfields.
After returning by train from Washington, DC, the Beatles gave two concerts at 7pm & 9.30pm for 5,800 the following evening at New York's renowned concert venue, Carnegie Hall.
Another fan club gathering, this time for the London area faithful found the Beatles personally shaking hands with all 3,000 in attendance during the afternoon festivities prior to their evening concert. Some were lucky enough to get autographs as well.
An original concert programme for The Beatles for Brady Clubs performance that took place at the Odeon Theatre, Hammersmith, London on 29th December 1964. For this one off show the Beatles took a break from performance their regular Christmas show which was taken place at the same venue between 24th December and 16th January 1965.
The event featured performances by The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Gerry & The Pacemakers, the Dave Clark Five, Manfred Mann, Cliff Richard & The Shadows and many more.
This London venue was home to the Beatles for 16 evenings between December 24 and January 11 as Brian Epstein produced the the first "Beatles' Christmas Show".Tickets to the thirty shows went on sale October 16. All 100,000 tickets were sold by November 16. Epstein's stable of stars dominated the show. Among them: Tommy Quickly, The Fourmost, Cilla Black, and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. The Beatles also appeared in comedy sketches as well as performing an eight-song set
Appearing with The Beatles amongst others were Freddie Starr and the Midnighters and compere was comedian Jack Douglas.
Another six night engagement this time in Southport from August 26-31
A six day residence in the seaside town of Bournemouth at the Gaumont theatre 19th - 24th August, the grey cover is much rarer than the easier to find blue cover.
The Beatles residency at the Llandudno Odeon which took place from 12th to 17th August 1963 with support acts including Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, Billy Baxter, Sons Of The Piltdown Men and Tommy Quickly.
The Beatles appeared with eleven other artists including the Rolling Stones at the annual 'Great Pop Prom'
Large comb in original package issued by Lido Toys c1964 in Canada. 14.75" wide plastic with label on top of front including text “Genuine Autograph” has art image of each Beatle along with printed signature. Reverse side has large relief text “Jumbo Comb” at top. Original colours known were pink,light blue, white, cream and a light green colour but this comb has been counterfeited in a red, dark green, dark yellow and dark blue colour.
Despite the Beatle references on the base these were unlicensed and produced to cash in on the popularity of the Beatles
Nice licensed Yeah Yeah Yeah Ringo glass with headshot and action pose on the rear.
Made in Holland this glass set is 5 1/2'' tall with a colour decal head and shoulder shot of each Beatle with facsimile autograph underneath (The John & Paul autograph are often found under the wrong headshot). There was another version done with the same colour headshot but no signatures just 'Paul Beatle' etc..
A really nice set of 6" tall glasses done in Portugal in the mid sixties.
A rarer version of a 5.5" glass done in France I believe.
Sgt Pepper porcelain doll set by Star Shine Inc., celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Sgt. Pepper. One doll for each Beatle. Each measures 18" high with moveable hands and feet. Poseable arms, Hand painted Porcelain heads. Set includes: authentic band costumes, individually numbered, facsimile autographed doll stand, and limited-edition certificates of registration and authenticity.
An advertising flyer from 1964 advertising the Licorice records in the USA
A vinyl seat cushion with zipper and is covered in the same design material that the purses were done in and measures 5" x 12" x 13
Two different USA counter displays c1964 done by Treasure chest Chicago showing two different versions of Beatle key rings, the coloured key rings were done by Green Duck and were the same image as the button/badges.. Display states: "$1.00 Each Beatles Key Rings." Display measures approx: 9" by 11"
Side opening wallets done I believe for the Canadian market c1964 by Ramat.
A selection of leather wallets done in the UK c 1964 with embossed facsimile signatures on the front
The Beatles Original John Lennon Snap Coin Purse Store Display (Hong Kong, Circa 1960's). A total of 12 coin purses measuring approx: 4" by 3 ½" each in what appears to be a satin material enclosed in the original store rack display package. Wonderful image of John Lennon with facsimile signature. The header card measures approx: 11 ¾" by 3 ¼".
Sponsored by Adams Sour Gums, Beemans, Chiclets, and Dentyne, this 19" x 21" double-sided 1968 promotional floor display advertises a set of four Yellow Submarine "Jumbo Stick-On" rubberized stickers.
Vintage Apple Records radio, with stuffed velour outer body, plush green worm at the top, and black volume/power and tuning knobs. Approximately 11" x 8" x 8".
An ad from 1964 published in the Beatles own UK fan club circular.
Pencil cases done in a variation of colours measure approx: 8" x 3.5" with group photo and facsimile autographs printed on one side. Manufactured by SPP (Standard Plastic Products in the United States distributed by Ramat & Co. Ltd. in London. Header card showing a black and white image of all four Beatles on both sides with a displayed price of 49 cents! In package dimensions approx: 11.1/2" by 5 1/2".
This tray was manufactured in the UK by Zimco and measures 14" x 8.5" overall. The tray has a plated-metal frame with white plastic handles. A black-and-white photograph of the boys in their collarless jackets, mounted under glass, forms the base of the tray.
Inflatable beach and punch ball By Superex Limited, Montreal, Quebec and officially licensed 18" to 20" inflated size rubber balls with images of the Beatles faces printed on the side. Header card for each stating: All rubber beach and punch ball.
Beatles "A Hard Days Night" perfume bottle with corked/wick top. From Japan, one side featuring: Beatles In "A Hard Days Night" and the other showing a nice image from the same movie. Measuring approx: 4" tall by 4" wide
A rare 4" x 4" x 2.5" black acrylic box with a clear Lucite top bearing a silver apple image. This was a promotional item that the Beatles gave to friends and staff members at the start-up of their company Apple Corps c1968.
I think this large stool measuring approx: 22 ½" x 14 ½" x 3" with 12" screw on detachable legs was done in the UK and it's covered with the officially licensed coloured vinyl material that was sold in the UK.
Manufacturer unknown this c1964 9" x 3" display box has 20 Beatles portrait rings set into foam with five variations for each Beatle
Made in Japan in the mid sixties the drum set includes: snare drum, bass drum (with Drop T Logo) ,tom tom, drum stick, kick pedal and cymbal and pictured is also the original box measuring approx: 11.5" tall by 11.5"
Several different designs of material were incorporated into Beatles dresses and were produced by NV Stoomwever in Holland.
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